Club & Volunteer Notes

April 24, 1997

VOLUNTEERS HONORED. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hampton, is honoring its 659 volunteers who have contributed nearly 55,000 hours this past year. An awards ceremony is planned for noon on Sunday at the Hampton Coliseum Inn. Entertainment will be provided by the Commodore Chorus of Hampton Roads and New Horizon Performing Arts Group.

CARMODY TO SPEAK. Rear Adm. Martin D. Carmody of Virginia Beach will be the speaker at the meeting of the Virginia Peninsula Wing of the 8th Air Force Historical Society at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Officers Club, Langley Air Force Base. He will speak on naval operations in the South Pacific during World War II and events through the Korean and Vietnam conflicts that followed.

Carmody served in the Navy during World War II as a carrier pilot. His career included serving as Air Group Commander at Oceanna in 1957, Fleet Commander for the Toncan Gulf operation and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations in 1977. He was an early proponent of electronic warfare and continues as a consultant in this field.

While the 8th Air Force Historical Society focuses on veterans who served with the 8th Air Force during World War II, the meetings are open to all interested people. For information, call Ed Ewen at (757) 565-2625. Reservations for the meeting should be made by Friday.